• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.320-326
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• 2015

Purpose: Kimbugak is one of Korea's traditional snack foods made of laver. Mechanization of the manufacturing process is necessary to produce kimbugak in large quantities and standardize the products for industrialization. This study was conducted to develop a machine that can simultaneously accomplish the two processes of pasting and garnishing for manufacturing kimbugak, and test its performance. Methods: A pasting and garnishing machine was designed, and its target work efficiency was set at 720 sheets/h. The performance was tested based on the physical characteristics such as work efficiency, pasting uniformity, and garnishing uniformity. Results: With the developed technology, kimbugak could be produced up to a productive rate of 840 sheets/h on a single machine. The pasting uniformity ranged from 91.5% to 96.8%, and a garnishing uniformity of more than 90% could be obtained. Conclusions: It is expected that this approach to developing a machine with the functions of pasting and garnishing can contribute to the mechanization of the manufacturing process to produce Korean traditional foods including kimbugak in large quantities and standardize the products for industrialization.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.50 no.2
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• pp.139-145
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• 2017

We evaluated the quality characteristics of Kimbugak prepared using a microwave oven or the oil-frying puffing method with different contents (0%, 15% and 30%) of Capsosiphon fulvescens in dried laver. Microwave-processed Kimbugak had lower crude fat content but higher levels of crude ash, crude protein, and minerals than that prepared by oil-frying; it also had higher hardness values. The redness of Kimbugak containing 30% C. fulvescens processed using either method was lower than the control group. In sensory evaluations, participants preferred Kimbugak containing 30% C. fulvescens puffed by oil-frying. These results indicate that Kimbugak puffed using the oil-frying method has the best quality characteristics.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.434-441
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• 2011

In this study, certain quality characteristics of kimbugak samples prepared with 2 different puffing methods, microwave oven and frying, and containing different levels of sea tangle powder(0, 2, 4, and 6%), were examined according to mineral content, moisture content, color values, photographic images, hardness and sensory evaluations. The mineral contents of Porphyra yezoensis were: K, 2,612.400 mg; Ca, 116.970 mg; Na, 486.099 mg; Mg, 297.800 mg; Fe, 9.636 mg; Mn, 1.614 mg; and Cu, 0.973 mg. And those of the sea tangle powder were: K, 5,115.000 mg; Na, 1,848.931 mg; Ca, 763.030 mg; Mg, 525.700 mg; Fe, 15.125 mg; Zn, 4.639 mg; and Mn, 0.146 mg. Moisture content was not significantly different among the samples of kimbugak puffed by the microwave oven and frying. For the color of the kimbugak made with the microwave oven or frying, L values decreased as the level of sea tangle powder increased. Color a and b values were lowest in the control group. The color values(L, a, and b) of the kimbugak puffed by frying were higher than those made using the microwave oven. The hardness of the kimbugak samples puffed using the microwave oven were not significantly different according to levels of sea tangle powder, and in the kimbugak puffed by frying, the lowest hardness was in the sample with 6% sea tangle. In sensory evaluations, color and crispness were not significantly different among the samples. The flavor scores of the 4% and 6% samples puffed by frying were higher than those of the kimbugak samples puffed using the microwave oven. The overall acceptability of the kimbugak puffed by frying and containing 6% sea tangle powder was the highest. In conclusion, 4 and 6% sea tangle powder would be considered optimum amounts for kimbugak puffed by frying.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.439-446
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• 2015

Kimbugak is one of Korea's traditional snacks made of laver. This study was conducted to investigate the physical drying and frying characteristics of kimbugaks made by a pasting & garnishing machine. The drying and frying characteristics should be analyzed to develop a continuous operation system for manufacturing kimbugak because kimbugak has a high moisture content after pasting process. Materials for pasting and garnishing on laver were rice gruel and sesame. The aluminum shelf with square hole was selected as a drying shelf. The recommended size of the square hole type was $1.5mm{\times}1.5mm$ because characteristics of deformation and easy separation from the shelf were excellent at the hole size. The drying time of 2 hours was also recommended with the drying temperature of $70^{\circ}C$ based on the test results such as dried condition (good), moisture conten t (3.7%), deformation (12.1 mm), and shrinkage rate (19.8%). As the frying conditions for dried kimbugaks, recommended oil temperature and frying time were $170^{\circ}C$, 15 seconds, respectively when corn oil was used. In the case of frying for undried kimbugaks, recommended oil temperature and frying time were $210^{\circ}C$, 2 - 3 minutes, respectively for improvement of work efficiency.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.557-564
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality characteristics and oxidative stability of kimbugak, a traditional Korean food, made of aqueous green tea (KBG-AGT). The kimbugak was stored at 6$0^{\circ}C$ for 40 day. When 5% AGT was added, the acid value and peroxide value were lower than both the control and the KBG-10% AGT. Fried KBG-AGT contained mostly linoleic acid ($C_{18:2}$), followed by oleic acid ($C_{18:1}$) and palmitic acid ($C_{16:0}$). The proportion of saturated fatty acid was higher in the control compared to both the 5% and the 10% KBG-AGT. Among the unsaturated fatty acids, monoenes only slightly decreased while polyenes greatly decreased in particular, in the control. The proportion of carotenoid and chlorophyll a was higher in KBG-AGT than both in the control and in the fried KBG-AGT. When the aqueous green tea content was increased, The content of chlorophyll a increased but that of the carotenoid did not change. The seaweed's original and after taste scored highest in the KBG-5% AGT. Overall, the KBG-AGT and the fired KBG-AGT were preferred more thant the control.